Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

ARTICLE ____. VIRTUAL SCHOOL NETWORK

SECTION ____.01. Subchapter A, Chapter 30A, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 30A.0021 to read as follows:

Sec. 30A.0021. ADULT ELIGIBILITY. (a) A person who resides in this state and is at least 21 years of age on September 1 of the school year is eligible to enroll in one or more courses provided through the state virtual school network.

(b) The commissioner may not limit the number of courses a person eligible under this section may take through the state virtual school network.

(c) A person who enrolls in a course under this section must pay to the administering authority a fee in an amount established by the commissioner. The fee under this subsection must include the cost of the course established by the administering authority under Section 30A.105(b). Section 30A.155 does not apply to enrollment under this section.

SECTION ____.02. Section 30A.107(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) A provider school district or school may offer electronic courses to:

(1) students and adults who reside in this state; and

(2) students who reside outside this state and who meet the eligibility requirements under Section 30A.002(c).